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Test 2/23/17 (Napoleon) Flashcards

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1
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The members of the Paris commune had what nickname?

A

sans-culottes

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Promotion within Napoleon’s new military and government was based on what?

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Talent and ability

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3
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The Russians defeated Napoleons grand army by waiting for what to take affect.

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winter

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4
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What was the most important of Napoleon’s lethal codes?

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Civil code

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5
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This paper/law mandated that the clergy was to be elected by the people not the pope

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Civil constitution of the Clergy

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6
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Name the island that Napoleon was exiled after his final defeat

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St. Helena

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Under the constitution of 1791, who made the laws?

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Legislative Assembly

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The deceleration of rights of men and citizen proclaimed what kind of rights for men and women?

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All were equal and it protected freedom of speech and press. It excluded woman from having political rights.

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9
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What was the name given to France’s chief and main tax

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Taille

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10
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Name one way the army of France changed modern warfare.

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drafted all men

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11
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This women was a prominent critic of Napoleons rule

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Anne-Louise-Germaine

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12
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This was used by the revolution to execute their opponents.

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Guillotine

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13
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Who seized power from the National Assembly

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Paris Commune

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14
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Attacking this started the revolution

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Bastille

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15
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This was Napoleon’s plan to weaken the British economy

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Continental system

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What was the difference between the Girondins (outside Paris) and Mountain (Inside Paris) political groups

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To kill the king (Mountain) or keep him alive (Girondins)

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17
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What were the three Estates in France?

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Clergy, Nobles, Everyone else

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18
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Who overthrew the Directory and later made himself emperor of all France?

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Napoleon

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19
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Name the final battle where Napoleon was defeated by the duke of wellington

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Waterloo

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20
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What led to the meeting of Louis XVI and the Estates-General.(rep. for each estate) and what happened there

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French Budget was near collapse. They raised Taxes. First meeting since 1614

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21
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The First and Second estate could out ________ the Third.

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vote

22
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when and why did the Third estate declare themselves the National Assembly

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June 17, 1789. Wanted to set a constitutional government so the other two estates had to pay taxes also. Once they created the National Assembly they declared that they would create a new constitution

23
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Where did the Third Estate meet in private after the National Assembly was created

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In a tennis court. There they took the Tennis Court Oath

24
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What was the National Assemblies’ Declaration called

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

25
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What does the Assembly create to reform the Catholic church

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Civil Constitution of the Clergy

26
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What does the Civil Constitution of the Clergy do

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Seizes church property and sells it. All church leaders are elected by the people not the pope

27
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What did the Constitution of 1791 do

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Formed a limited Monarchy. Still a king, but the legislative Assembly makes the laws

28
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who was in the Legislative Assembly

A

Men who paid a certain amount of taxes

29
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what stops the spread of the revolution

A

Austria and Prussia (Modern Germany) go to war

30
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when did the Legislative Assembly lose power

A

1792

31
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what were the radical changes made in 1792

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all men could vote and the king was taken captive

32
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what was the rev. threatened by in 1792

A

invasion and poor economic conditions

33
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who wrote Friend of the people and what did it do

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Jean-Paul Murat. Deafened the massacres

34
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what did the National Convention do and how did it come to be

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meets and abolishes the monarchy and forms republic. Paris commune and Legislative Assembly come together and call a National Convention

35
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what countries declare war on France to bring back the monarchy

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Austria, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, England,

36
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who lead the Committee of Public Safety

A

Maximilien Robespiere

37
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what was the Committee of Public Safety like

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They executed 40000 people!!! Evil people who enjoy bloodshed

38
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what did the Committee of Public Safety do to get ride of the Catholic Church

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churches looted or destroyed, changed calender

39
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what did the committee tried to change

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French society. everyone was Citizen or Citizeness instead of Mr. or Mrs.

40
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what was the Levee en Masse

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drafted all men (18-45)

41
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when did the Reign of Terror end

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July 28, 1794 when Robespierre was guillotined

42
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what was the Directory made of and how long did it last

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five men. 1795-1799

43
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Napoleon is known for

A

speed surprise and decisive action

44
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what did napoleon set up in 1799

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Consulate

45
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what was napoleons power overtime

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1799-Consul 1802-consul for life 1804- emperor

46
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what was the agreement between napoleon and the catholic church

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napoleon kept the lands they acquired during the rev. and the church was the major religion in France

47
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What is Napoleon famous for

A

military conquests

48
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everywhere Napoleon went the idea of ______ was spread

A

equality for all

49
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what did Napoleon try to use to defeat Britian

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Continental System (stop British trade with Europe)

50
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what is Nationalism

A

sense of identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbols

51
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why does Napoleon invade Russia

A

they wouldn’t follow the continental system

52
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where was Napoleon sent to exile in 1814

A

Elba

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